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Bachelor of Arts in Social Work


In September 1971, the School of Social Work initiated an undergraduate program designed to give students the first professional degree in the social work practice continuum. The undergraduate program has been granted full accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education, the national accrediting body for all bachelor's and master's programs in social work education. (See Accreditation section.)

The Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Program (BASW) prepares graduates to engage in entry-level generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and/or organizations within a multicultural society. Professional practice settings for entry-level generalist practitioners include child welfare, family preservation, mental retardation and mental health, drug and alcohol, juvenile justice, aging, shelters for battered women, homeless shelters, community food banks, neighborhood citizen organizations, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers, among many others.

The undergraduate social work program represents a major concentration and is offered during the junior and senior years. It is planned for the undergraduate who wishes to major in social work and practice immediately upon graduation, or for the non-AB practitioner with some experience who wishes to enhance his or her practice with a theoretical base. It is also appropriate for the undergraduate who plans to enter a graduate study program.

Generalist practitioners in professional social work make use of a base of knowledge that spans multiple theoretical frames within social work and within the academic disciplines; a base of professional values, ethics, and practice principles which are considered fundamental to the professional practice of social work; and an array of professional skills regarding the processes of problem-solving and planned change that are to occur within the context of continuous interaction and collaboration with clients. It is expected that generalists can apply professional knowledge, values, and skills in work with client systems of varying sizes (individuals, families, groups, communities, and/or organizations) and that generalists, like specialist practitioners, will continue to develop and refine knowledge, values, and skills throughout the entire period of their professional practice careers.

The curriculum is organized into four terms of upper-division (junior and senior year) study. Study incorporates a liberal arts base and engages students in processes of critical thinking. Study also encompasses theories and practice methodologies in generalist approaches; casework, group work, and community organization; economic, political, and social ideologies and forces that have shaped social welfare policies in western and other civilizations; systems theory and ecological perspectives, particularly as applied to understanding human behavior and social environments; concepts in and methods of empirical and evaluative research; and conceptual considerations of such sociocultural issues as poverty, racism, sexism, classism, and ageism.

The educational goals of the BASW program extend the mission and goals of the School to the undergraduate program in social work. The following goals are framed to focus on the program's commitment to student professional growth and development and include the:

1. requirement of completion of a prescribed liberal arts base of knowledge and development of the professional base of knowledge that serve as foundation for generalist social work practice;

2. development of the capacity to understand and analyze critically the historical evolution of social work as a profession and the profession's relationship to past, present, and future social welfare policies, issues, services, and practices;

3. development of the capacity to understand and analyze critically human behavior in interaction with physical and social environmental systems;

4. development of value-based, conceptually framed, culturally sensitive skills in problem-solving processes, strategies, and practice models appropriate for intervention with people as individuals and as members of interacting systems of family, group, community, and organization;

5. development of skills in the analyses of social policy and of organizational structure and function;

6. development of skills for the evaluation of practice interventions and for critical analyses and application of research to professional social work practice;

7. development of the capacity to understand and analyze critically:

a. competing societal values, norms, and ideologies;
b. philosophical values, ethics, and professional responsibilities underlying professional social work practice;
c. the dynamic interaction between societal values, norms, and ideologies and professional values, ethics, and responsibilities;
d. approaches to resolving dilemmas created by conflicts between various systems of values and ethics;

8. promotion of the values of social justice and social equity; promotion of commitment to professional service with populations who are disadvantaged, discriminated against, and/or economically oppressed; and promotion of understanding, development and/or application of strategies to relieve oppression and to reduce the divisive and destructive effects of discrimination;

9. promotion of commitment to the pursuit of opportunities for continuing professional growth and development.

The program also engages in a continuum of activities regarding collection and analysis of information for purposes of program evaluation, planning, and development. The program, therefore, developed specific objectives which reflect the broad goal statements above and that guide program evaluation and planning and development activities. The objectives require:

1. that candidates for admission successfully complete the freshmen and sophomore years (approximately 60 academic credits) in an accredited undergraduate institution and/or completion of an associate degree program;

2. that a liberal arts base, with a minimum of nine credits each in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences and with the remaining credits in the humanities and social/behavioral sciences be included in the successfully completed credits from the freshmen and sophomore years;

3. that candidates for graduation successfully complete additional liberal arts courses and credits as follows: three credits each in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology; an additional nine credits in one of these five social and behavioral sciences; and three credits each in English composition, Africana studies, statistics, and human biology.

4. that candidates for graduation successfully complete 48 academic credits in required social work courses, as follows: three credits each in Introduction to Social Work; Social Welfare 1; Social Welfare 2; Ethnicity and Social Welfare; Interventive Methods 1; Interventive Methods 2; Interventive Methods 3; Interventive Methods 4; Human Behavior in the Social Environment; Introduction to Social Work Research; Practicum Seminar & Lab 1; Practicum Seminar & Lab 2; and six credits each in Practicum 1 and Practicum 2;

5. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated mastery of academic content on the history of the profession of social work;

6. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated mastery of academic content on the nature of societies as related to the social institutions, structures, and processes that relate to social welfare needs, issues, policies, and problems of vulnerable and oppressed population groups from the time of ancient civilizations to the end of the 20th century;

7. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated mastery of academic content on the profession's perspectives on, contributions to, and role in social welfare policy development from the 15th century to the end of the 20th century;

8. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to understand and analyze critically:

a. competing societal values, norms, and ideologies;
b. the impact of institutionalizing values via social policy development and implementation on vulnerable and oppressed populations;
c. professional values, ethics, and practice principles;
d. the dynamic interaction between societal and professional systems of values;
e. alternative societal, professional, and community approaches to resolving value
dilemmas.

9. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to understand and analyze critically competing perspectives on, models of intervention with, and responses from the poor and other economically vulnerable groups including women, racial and ethnic minorities, participants in alternative lifestyles, and the physically and mentally challenged;

10. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to research and analyze critically existing and past social policies and to develop proposals and/or recommendations for new and/or amended social policies as these have an impact on the poor and other oppressed populations;

11. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to understand and analyze critically the patterns of social welfare in traditional communities of racial and ethnic minorities and the role and impact of social policy in areas such as immigration, naturalization, citizenship; civil rights; and Native American tribal sovereignty;

12. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated ability to understand general systems theory and the ecological perspective;

13. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated mastery of alternative theoretical perspectives on and cultural models related to the stages and processes of life course development;

14. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated mastery of alternative theoretical and/or cultural perspectives on the physical and social environments, including social institutions and organizations with which people interact;

15. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to apply understanding of general systems theory and the ecological perspective, theoretical and cultural perspectives on the stages and processes of life course development, theoretical and cultural perspectives on the social systems with which people interact, and the linkages between these and generalist practice processes;

16. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to understand, analyze critically, and apply professional practice principles to: the basic processes of communicating and helping; the professional use of self; the stages of interviewing; the generalist problem-solving processes of engagement, data collection, assessment, intervention, monitoring and evaluation, and termination; theoretical models of and cultural perspectives on casework, group work, and community organization; and the integration of these in professional generalist practice at the entry level;

17. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to understand and analyze critically:

a. the structure, function, and processes of the professional organizations in which they are placed for field learning;
b. the network of related programs and services to that of the organizations in which they are placed for field learning;
c. issues of professional ethics in practice;
d. the application of theoretical models of and cultural perspectives on generalist practice interventions with client systems;
e. the role of research and evaluation in understanding practice issues;
f. the role of professional associations in advocating on behalf of client systems and in offering opportunities for continuing professional growth and development; and
g. the dynamic interaction between social policy and professional social work practice;

18. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to understand, analyze critically, and apply, under supervision, basic research theory and methods, as well as techniques of statistical analyses, and to use methods of research inquiry to explore issues related to ethics, social welfare policies and services, practice interventions, and needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations;

19. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated the ability to evaluate, under supervision, an aspect of their practice interventions with a client system;

20. candidates for graduation to have demonstrated recognition of the need for continuing professional growth and development over the course of their professional practice career.

  • General Admission Information
    For admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Program, a student must meet the following requirements:

    1. Completion of the freshman and sophomore years in an accredited undergraduate institution and/or completion of an associate degree program.

    2. The applicant's academic record must show the capacity for successful work at the undergraduate level, with a minimum of 2.50 QPA on a 4.00 scale. The review of the academic record will include a computation of the cumulative quality point average (QPA); an identification of areas of high, average, and low performance; and a notation of the range of social and/or behavioral science and other related course work.

    3. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 60 credits, reflecting a liberal arts base and distributed as follows:

    a. Humanities (9 cr.)
    b. Natural sciences (9 cr.)
    c. Social sciences (9 cr.)
    d. Other courses (preferably including a computer skills course 33 cr.
    and courses in the humanities and behavioral and social sciences)

    Credits awarded from the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) by the College of General Studies and Life and Work Experience credits awarded by the New Careers Program of the College of Arts and Sciences are acceptable for inclusion in the 60 credits.

    THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS IS MAY 15. ADMISSION FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIAL WORK (BASW) PROGRAM IS FOR THE FALL TERM ONLY.

  • Application Process

  • Application Form
    The application form and all application materials and credentials must be received by May 15. Applications and all credentials should be submitted to the following:

    For students currently enrolled within the University of Pittsburgh system:

    School of Social Work Office of Admissions
    Room 2104 Cathedral of Learning
    University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA 15260
    (412) 624-6348
    FAX #: 412-624-6323
    Online Address: http://www.pitt.edu/~pittssw

    For new students:

    University Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
    Bruce Hall
    University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA 15260
    (412) 624-PITT

  • Application Fee
    University of Pittsburgh students currently enrolled at any one of the five campuses are not required to submit an application fee when applying to the BASW Program. A $30.00 application fee is required for all other applicants to the program. (This includes former students who are not currently enrolled in the University).

  • Transcripts
    It is the responsibility of the applicant to request the registrar of each college attended to send a complete transcript to the School of Social Work Office of Admissions. These arrangements should be made immediately. If work is still in progress at the time the application is filed, the student should request a supplemental transcript at the end of each term. Although a decision for acceptance may be made while academic work is still in progress, an up-to-date transcript must be received before the applicant can register for course work. Credentials submitted in support of an application are not returned.

    Persons seeking a transfer to the University of Pittsburgh from another college or university must also submit a high school transcript or its equivalent.

  • Written Statement
    Each applicant is required to include with the application a three-part written statement discussing the following concerns in depth:

    Part 1: the influence in your life experience that made you select social work as a profession;

    Part 2: what you believe social work education can contribute to your professional competence;

    Part 3: what you believe to be one of the most important contemporary social issues and why.

    This statement should be typewritten and should not exceed eight pages.

  • Application Supplement Sheet
    This form should be completed and returned with the application to the School of Social Work Office of Admissions. Information requested on this form includes employment background, a list of the names and addresses of the people who will be completing reference forms on the applicant's behalf, and academic credit requirement questions. The applicant's signature and the date must be included on the bottom of this form.

  • References
    The application materials for the School of Social Work will include five blank letters of reference forms. Required references include college advisers, an instructor at the college level, and current (or last) employer/volunteer supervisor. The other references might include such persons as the leader or sponsor of an organization in which the applicant participated as a member or volunteer. The applicant takes the responsibility for providing these references. The blank reference forms received with the application materials should be sent to each of the reference persons.

    The applicant should write his or her name on the top of the reference form prior to forwarding the form to the reference person and should read the top section (relative to Public Law 90-247) and respond according to his or her wishes. A signature in this section means that the applicant waives his or her right (as specified in the law) to access to the content of the reference letter. If the applicant does not sign the form, he or she maintains the right to access as specified in the law.

    The School of Social Work Admissions Office will periodically notify the applicant of the status of the application materials, and the applicant will be expected to follow through with each reference to insure receipt of the letter. Reference persons should mail the completed form directly to the School of Social Work, Office of Admissions, Room 2104 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.


  • Admission Interviews
    Interviews may be initiated by the admissions personnel of the School of Social Work. All applicants are encouraged to seek information-sharing interviews. Applicants who feel they would like to discuss special circumstances surrounding their applications are encouraged to seek admission interviews. The interview, if requested, should be scheduled after all application materials have been received. Usually, decisions on applications for admission are made without an interview.


  • Other Supporting Materials
    The School of Social Work does not require the submission of scores from an examination for admission consideration. However, applicants wishing to submit such exam scores or other materials (publications, major papers, etc.) in support of their application may do so. In no instance will an applicant not submitting these be penalized in determining acceptance for the program.

    Special circumstances surrounding individual applicants may indicate the need for additional materials (references, etc.) to be submitted in support of the application. The School reserves the right to require selected additional materials as it deems appropriate.


  • Application Review
    Applications are reviewed upon receipt of all required materials. Each application received prior to the May 15th deadline will be acted upon as soon as all required materials are received.

    The School will notify each applicant of the status of the application materials, and the applicant will be expected to follow through to insure receipt of any missing materials.

    Each completed application receives a detailed review by both the Admissions Officer and the Director of the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work program. In selected instances, applications for admission may also be reviewed by B.A.S.W. program faculty and/or by the Admissions Committee, which is composed of both faculty and students. This review process serves to insure careful consideration of the background, education, and interests of each applicant.


  • Confidentiality
    The BASW admission procedures may, on an individual basis, necessitate a review of an applicant's record by the Admissions Committee, consisting of faculty and students. If for any reason the applicant prefers not to have his or her record reviewed by students, the Social Work Admissions Office should be notified in writing at the time the application is submitted.

  • Admission of Students from Other Countries
    The School of Social Work welcomes applications from students from other countries whose credentials meet the requirements and standards of the School of Social Work and the Office of International Services, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (412) 624-7125. Online Address: http://www.pitt.edu/~ivan1/ois/oisinfo.html

  • Additional Information
    If you have further questions, do not hesitate to make contact with the University Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, (412) 624-PITT (Online Address: http://www.pitt.edu/~oafa), or the School of Social Work Office of Admissions, Room 2104 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (412) 624-6348.


  • Degree Requirements
    The School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, requires a minimum of 120 credits for graduation. The courses listed below are required of all students for completion of work toward the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work:

    A. Social Work Courses: a total of 48 credits in the social work major is required.
    SocWrk 1000 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK* 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1005 SOCIAL WELFARE I 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1006 SOCIAL WELFARE II 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1008 ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1010 INTERVENTIVE METHODS I 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1011 INTERVENTIVE METHODS II 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1012 INTERVENTIVE METHODS III 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1013 INTERVENTIVE METHODS IV 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1015 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE
    SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT    		 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1020 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1024 PRACTICUM SEMINAR AND LAB I 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1025 PRACTICUM I 6 cr.
    SocWrk 1026 PRACTICUM SEMINAR AND LAB II 3 cr.
    SocWrk 1027 PRACTICUM II 6 cr.

    *Course of equivalent content may have been taken at another institution.

    B. Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirements: 24 credits required **

    Anthropology 3 cr.
    Economics 3 cr.
    Political Science 3 cr.
    Psychology 3 cr.
    Sociology 3 cr.
    Additional credits in one of these five areas 9 cr.

    C. Other Course Requirements: 12 credits required **

    English Composition 3 cr.
    Africana Studies 3 cr.
    Statistics 3 cr.
    Human Biology (or equivalent course, emphasizing the biological3 crs.
    determinants of human behavior)


    ** These courses/credits (in part or in whole) may have been taken as part of the 60 credits required for admission. Any of these courses/credits not taken prior to admission must be completed prior to graduation.


  • Schedule of Classes
    1. The minimum full-time schedule is 12 credits. Students may register for fewer than 12 credits on a part-time basis. (Please refer to the "BASW Program: Guide to Course Sequencing" in this Bulletin.)

    2. Most of the social work classes are scheduled for two hours and forty minutes, one day per week. This scheduling is planned in order to permit those who have release time from work or family obligations to carry the normal full-time load with a minimum of travel time and expense.

    3. Generally, there will be no social work courses (including practicum) available during the Summer Term. Students may enroll in social and behavioral sciences courses and/or other required or elective courses during the summer, providing the particular courses needed are offered by other departments in the University of Pittsburgh during the Summer Term.


  • Academic Standing
    In order to remain in good academic standing and to be graduated from the BASW Program, all students must: obtain a grade of C- or better in all required courses in their social work major (including Practicum I and II); must maintain a B average (3.00 or above QPA on a 4.00 scale) overall in their required major courses (including Practicum I and Practicum II); must conform to the standards of professional conduct as specified in the NASW Code of Ethics; and must maintain a minimum cumulative QPA of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale.


  • Honors
    The program honors those students whose academic performance (cumulative QPA) places them in the upper two percent of their graduating class. These students are considered for Honors Recognition at the Annual Honors Convocation conducted by the University in the Spring of each year.


  • Course Descriptions

  • Required

    SOCWRK 1000 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK (3 cr.)
    Explores social work in terms of what the profession seeks (its goals); what it does to achieve those goals (its direct practice methods); which principles are to be reflected in all professional social work activity (its values and ethics); how the profession evolved (its history); which social issues are of particular concern to social workers (its special mission regarding poverty, racism, sexism, among others); what types of agencies/services involve professional social workers (its fields of practice); and how effective is professional social work (its evaluative systems).

    SOCWRK 1005 SOCIAL WELFARE I (3 cr.)
    Engages students in analyses of the nature and impact of economic/political/social ideologies and forces which shaped the evolution (up to 1935) of western and other civilizations' responses to the poor, unemployed, sick and disabled, displaced, children-and-families-at-risk, widows and orphans, racial/ethnic minorities (among others) in their midst.

    SOCWRK 1006 SOCIAL WELFARE II (3 cr.)
    Engages students in analyses of the nature and impact of economic/political/social ideologies and forces that shaped the development of American social welfare policies and services from 1935 to the end of the 20th century, including policies/services related to personal and social services, health and mental health, income distribution and income maintenance, employment, and criminal justice, and including discussions of the processes of policy itself.

    SOCWRK 1008 ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE (3 cr.)
    Engages students in historical research of federal policies on immigration, naturalization, and citizenship; tribal sovereignty; and civil rights within the context of analyses of the sociopolitical histories, traditional cultures, and traditional patterns of social welfare of European Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Americans of Spanish Origin.

    SOCWRK 1010 INTERVENTIVE METHODS I (3 cr.)
    Guides students in value-based, culturally sensitive, conceptually framed generalist model professional skill development in utilizing effective techniques of worker-client communication; structuring helping interviews; establishing, maintaining, and terminating effective working relationships; and applying the data collection-assessment-intervention-evaluation processes involved in generalist practice with client systems of various sizes.

    SOCWRK 1011 INTERVENTIVE METHODS II (3 cr.)
    Guides students in value-based, culturally sensitive, conceptually framed professional skill development in preparing knowledgeable assessments of the needs of individuals and families as clients/client systems; planning and implementing appropriate plans for intervention; applying techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions; and terminating the helping relationship.

    SOCWRK 1012 INTERVENTIVE METHODS III (3 cr.)
    Guides students in value-based, culturally sensitive, conceptually framed professional skill development in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with organizations of community residents/systems as client systems; working with these organizations to prepare knowledgeable assessments of the needs of communities, to develop and implement community plans and strategies of intervention, and to assess the effectiveness of these interventions.

    SOCWRK 1013 INTERVENTIVE METHODS IV (3 cr.)
    Guides students in value-based, culturally sensitive, conceptually framed professional skill development in preparing knowledgeable assessments of the needs of treatment-oriented and task-oriented groups as clients/client systems; establishing facilitative worker relationships with such groups; guiding group activities and processes so as to maximize group goal(s) attainment; and applying techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of practice activity with groups.

    SOCWRK 1015 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT (3 cr.)
    Engages students in analyses of bio-psychological and socio-cultural factors in life course development that facilitate and/or inhibit effective human interactions with such systems in the social environment as family, group, neighborhood and community; employment; housing; health care; and education with special emphases upon evaluating the impact of social class, gender, sexual orientation, and racial/ethnic group membership.

    SOCWRK 1020 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH (3 cr.)
    Engages students in exploration and analyses of such research concepts as research methods, measurements, sampling and surveying, single-case designs; guides value-based, culturally sensitive professional skill development in scientific inquiry, problem-formulation, planning and implementation of research designs, analysis of data, and assessment of research.

    SOCWRK 1024 PRACTICUM SEMINAR AND LAB I (3 cr.)
    Engages students in analyses and evaluation of their own value-based, culturally sensitive professional growth and development regarding knowledge, values, and skills of generalist practice as evidenced by their application in the field of theories, methods, and techniques learned in prior and concurrent academic and field work. Engages students in the exploration of such topics as field instruction, supervision, and evaluation; understanding social agencies and the social service delivery systems of which they are part; and the applicability of specific generalist practice methods and techniques to the client systems with which the students interact in field placement.

    SOCWRK 1025 PRACTICUM I (6 cr.)
    Engages students in first-term senior-year structured, university- and agency-supervised field placement assignments involving entry-level generalist practice activities with clients in a human service agency for three 8-hour days per week, 13 weeks. Engages students in development and implementation of field learning objectives, activities, and evaluative processes which continue value-based, culturally sensitive, conceptually framed development of professional knowledge, values, and skills.

    SOCWRK 1026 PRACTICUM SEMINAR AND LAB II (3 cr.)
    Continues the engagement of students in analyses and evaluation of their own value-based, culturally sensitive professional growth and development regarding knowledge, values, and skills of generalist practice as evidenced by their continuing application in the field of theories, methods, and techniques learned in prior and concurrent academic and field work. Engages students in the exploration of topics such as social service delivery network analysis, case recording, practice ethics, practice research, and postbaccalaureate professional growth and development.

    SOCWRK 1027 PRACTICUM II (6 cr.)
    Engages students in the second-term senior-year continuation of structured, university- and agency-supervised field placement assignments involving more autonomous entry-level generalist practice activities with clients in a human service agency for three 8-hour days per week, 15 weeks. Engages students in development and implementation of second-term field learning objectives, activities, and evaluative processes which enhance and extend value-based, culturally sensitive, conceptually framed development of professional knowledge, values, and skills.

  • Electives (not offered every year)

    SOCWRK 1023 SOCIAL GROWTH THROUGH PSYCHODRAMA (3 cr.)
    Introduces students to the philosophical concepts, theories, operational elements, format, procedures and processes, and basic techniques and strategies of psychodrama.
    (Cross-listed with Africana Studies.)

    SOCWRK 1030 DIRECTED STUDY (1 - 6 cr.)
    Provides the opportunity for student-initiated, faculty-guided student learning experiences that significantly supplement the social work curriculum and conform to academic course content expectations.


  • Guide to Course Sequencing

    First Term - Fall (Junior Year)
    SocWrk 1000 Introduction to Social Work** 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1005 Social Welfare I ** 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1010 Interventive Methods I 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1015 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) 3 crs.
    Student Choice 3 crs.
    15 crs.

    Second Term - Spring (Junior Year)
    SocWrk 1006 Social Welfare II** 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1008 Ethnicity and Social Welfare** 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1011 Interventive Methods II 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1012 Interventive Methods III 3 crs.
    Student Choice 3 crs.
    15 crs.

    **May be taken before admission to the program; open to non-majors if and when space is available.


    Third Term - Fall (Senior Year)
    SocWrk 1013 Interventive Methods IV 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1020 Introduction to Social Work Research I 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1024 Practicum Seminar and Lab I 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1025 Practicum I 6 crs.
    15 crs.

    Fourth Term - Spring (Senior Year)
    SocWrk 1026 Practicum Seminar and Lab II 3 crs.
    SocWrk 1027 Practicum II 6 crs.
    Student Choice 3 crs.
    Student Choice 3 crs.
    15 crs.

    ** May be taken before admission to the program ; open to non-majors if and when space is available.
    Course sequencing for a part-time program of study is as follows:

    YEAR ONE

    Fall
    SOCWRK 1000 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK 3 crs.
    SOCWRK 1005 SOCIAL WELFARE I 3 crs.
    6 crs.

    Spring
    SOCWRK 1006 SOCIAL WELFARE II 3 crs.
    SOCWRK 1008 ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE 3 crs.
    6 crs.

    Summer
    STUDENT CHOICE 3 crs.
    3 crs.

    YEAR TWO

    Fall
    SOCWRK 1010 INTERVENTIVE METHODS I 3 crs.
    SOCWRK 1015 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 3 crs.
    6 crs.

    Spring
    SOCWRK 1011 INTERVENTIVE METHODS II 3 crs.
    SOCWRK 1012 INTERVENTIVE METHODS III 3 crs.
    6 crs.

    Summer
    STUDENT CHOICE 3 crs.
    3 crs.

    YEAR THREE

    Fall
    SOCWRK 1013 INTERVENTIVE METHODS IV 3 crs.
    SOCWRK 1020 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH 3 crs.
    6 crs.

    Spring
    STUDENT CHOICE 3 crs.
    STUDENT CHOICE 3 crs.
    6 crs.

    YEAR FOUR

    Fall
    SOCWRK 1024 PRACTICUM SEMINAR AND LAB I 3 crs.
    SOCWRK 1025 PRACTICUM I 6 crs.
    9 crs.


    Spring
    SOCWRK 1026 PRACTICUM SEMINAR AND LAB II 3 crs.
    SOCWRK 1027 PRACTICUM II 6 crs.
    9 crs.





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